Join our Shakespeare Nation Community Group

We’re on the lookout for people to join our Community Company in collaboration with the Royal Shakespeare Company.

Shakespeare Nation provides opportunities for adults to become Shakespeare Champions, joining workshops with professionals from the Royal Shakespeare Company, including actors, directors and voice experts, before creating our own theatrical pieces. A programme of activity has begun, including work with a mixture of writers, directors and choreographers based in Cornwall and from the RSC’s own team.

We want to hear from you if you’re interested in onstage or offstage opportunities, whether you have a love of Shakespeare or whether it terrifies you. We are particularly interested in hearing from individuals new to performing alongside more seasoned Shakespeare enthusiasts, and all we ask is that you have a love of theatre, a passion for performance and want to have fun whilst creating.

Making a start with our core company, a small group assembled at the end of October 2021 to make a film based on the opening sections of ‘Comedy of Errors’. This was taken up to Stratford at the end of November 2021 and presented as part of an RSC sharing event with the other Shakespeare Nation groups from across the country.
Click HERE to watch the video

What followed was an abridged version of ‘Comedy of Errors’, performed live on the Hall for Cornwall stage on Sunday 10th April 2022. The play was directed by Alister O’Loughlin and Miranda Henderson from Prodigal Theatre (https://prodigalupg.com/prodigal-theatre/). Assistant Director, Sam Colborne. Producer, Helen Tiplady.

Photo courtesy of Hugh Hastings

If you’re interested in joining Shakespeare Nation, please register your interest with Sam Rankin from the Get Creative Team: SamR@hallforcornwall.org.uk 

Please let us know anything we can do to make your experience of participating easier – we are committed to helping to break down barriers to attending. All workshops and sessions are free.